ECU coach Jeff Lebo’s team will appear on national television 17 times next season

Of all the benefits East Carolina will gain through its new membership in the American Athletic Conference, among the biggest is the increase television exposure the league’s association with ESPN will bring.

The first of those appearances will be a Dec. 7 nonconference showdown with North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Other highlights of the schedule are ECU’s AAC debut against Tulane at Minges Coliseum on New Year’s Eve, a Super Bowl Sunday home date against Cincinnati on Feb. 1, a trip to UConn on Feb. 4 and a return home date with the defending national champions on Wednesday, Feb. 25.